Posted by Steve@Advance on June 22, 2018 at 11:01:57 from (66.169.147.211):
In Reply to: OT - Clogged Sink posted by npowell on June 22, 2018 at 09:11:57:
How accessible is the line where the snake stopped?
Is there another way to get there, like down the roof vent, another sink, clean out port?
Hitting a clog that a powered snake won't clear is usually one of 2 reasons, the snake is hitting a corner it can't get around and is not actually at the clog. If you're not already using one, go with the heavy duty pro grade snake from the rental yard. Be sure to size the cutter to the pipe.
The other reason, if the line is underground, it is crushed or separated.
If you can access the pipe where you think the clog is, cut it and see what's there. Or cut a section out and install a clean out. Even if it's cast iron, it can be sawed out and spliced back with PVC and rubber couplings.
Using a pressure bladder to force water pressure against a clog will only work if there is no other branch circuit or roof vent (highly unlikely) between the clog and the pressure source. Be very careful if you try this, very easy to silently flood another room by backing water up through a toilet or another drain!
Will chemical cleaners work? Sometimes, depends on if you can get the chemical to the clog, and what is clogging it. Being 10 feet down, you would need to get the water out first. If it will slowly drain down, so will the chemical. You can try, put a lot in, let it soak overnight, hit it with a pot of boiling water and the plunger... Maybe.
Chemicals work best on grease and food clogs, but not on roots or some object that has found it's way down a toilet or roof vent.
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